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Quote by Jonathan Swift
The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the h

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. – Jonathan Swift

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Complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives and the sincerest part of our devotion. – Jonathan Swift

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